Westside Atlanta Charter School

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday May 14th, 2026 @7:00 AM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Thursday May 14th, 2026 @7:00 AM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 42 minutes long meeting. Present: Hannah Heck, Ashley Pruitt, Chris Tuten, Julius Farrington, Jessica Weissinger, Katrina Mitchell, Erika Williams, Alyson West Not Present: Tiffany Chen, Susan Beckett- Mitchell

The members considered the following items:

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes from Apr 16, 2026
  4. Mission Statement
  5. Public Comment
  6. Community Council Report
  7. School Leader Report
  8. Finance Committee Report
  9. Governance Committee Report
  10. Development Committee Report

The committee considered 10 motions, of which 8 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Approve the agenda for today's meeting as submitted (passed)
  2. Approve the minutes from April 16, 2026 as submitted (passed)
  3. Approve engagement of Audit and Tax firm (passed)
  4. Approve amended Payroll policy based on date amendments (passed)
  5. Approve amended Parental Leave policy (passed)
  6. Approve candidate for 2nd grade teacher role for 2026/2027 school year as presented. (passed)
  7. Approve candidate slate for Business Manager and Special Education roles as presented (passed)
  8. Approve candidate for 4th grade teacher role for 2026/2027 school year as presented. (passed)
  9. Approve candidate slate for Business Manager and Special Education roles (proposed)
  10. Approve candidate for 4th grade teacher role for 2026/2027 school year as presented. (proposed)

    The meeting adjourned at 8:09AM